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Ryanair waives the rebooking fee

On Wednesday, bookings for July and August 2020 can be rebooked once at no extra charge. The Irish low-cost airline Ryanair will waive all bookings made for departure dates in July and August 2020 from Wednesday

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Extremely mixed reactions to the AUA rescue

As soon as the Austrian government announced the rescue package for Austrian Airlines, numerous OTS mailings are already being sent. Here is a summary of the reactions. WKÖ General Secretary Karlheinz Kopf welcomes the package presented today by the Federal Government in support of Austrian

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Köstinger: "AUA should repay customer monies"

In the event of a cancellation, the AUA should actually have to repay in cash within seven days. Now Minister Köstinger (ÖVP) intervenes and demands immediate repayment. Tourism Minister Elisabeth Köstinger calls on Austrian Airlines to do that now

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Flughafen Wien AG welcomes AUA rescue

Vienna Airport, the home base of Austrian Airlines, welcomed the rescue package for the Lufthansa subsidiary presented on Monday evening. “This ensures the continued existence and a growth-oriented orientation of the Vienna aviation hub. The entire economic

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Leonore Gewessler: "No tickets under 40 euros"

In the future, tickets for less than 40 euros will no longer be available in Austria. How the low-cost airlines will react is still unclear. Transport Minister Leonore Gewessler announced that in the future flight tickets at least at the price of taxes,

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AUA pensions put pressure on finances

In the last balance sheet, 120 million euros were set aside for the obligation to make additional payments for pensions for around 160 employees. According to Kurier, those affected should not even think about doing their part to save the carrier. The

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